American History Essays and Term Papers

organized themselves in a courageous move in support of America’s fight for independence. They solicited contributions to satisfy the wishes of George Washington, the Commander and Chief of the American troops. Although they were successful in collecting thoundsands of dollars for the troops. ...

The movie opens twenty-five years ago in Hong Kong. The parents oftwo twin babies, Alex and Chad, had borrowed money from Raymond Zhang andNigel Griffith, two lead smugglers. They needed the money in order tobuild a tunnel between Hong Kong and the mainland. After the tunnel wasbuilt and the money ...

In Greek mythology the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus played a major role in everyday life. The Greeks respected them and thought of the gods as all mighty.
In Ancient Greece the people honored and believe in the deities. Myths, poems, and epics
tell the stories and beliefs referring to ...

Superstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or in prison. In the seventeenth century, a belief in witches andwitchcraft was almost universal. In Salem Massachusetts where thewitch trials take place many people who are suspicious is accused of witchcraft and hanged. Arthur Miller ...

Wow this is a nice day to be out in the agora wondering around the market places. I love walking past the , you know this is the proudest building we Greeks ever built. If one-structure sums up our history and our superiority in architecture it's this building. These might have been some of the ...

Candeau, French for gift is not exactly what one thinks about when hearing the word. Candeau is a free-standing sculpture composed of an ordinary, manufactured iron made from black cast iron, the kind that could have been purchased in any store selling housewares in the early part of this century. ...

Imagine a young child, eye level with a floor full of miniature toys, concentrating intently on building a make-believe world. To the child, the toys are not miniature figures made of plastic or wood. They are real characters with real adventures. The child frames the action, crafting scenes that ...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become." - W.H. Auden. This quote best explains the complex art of music. Music is an elaborate art form that will always remain ever changing. Music developed drastically from it's beginning in the ...

Comparing the "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart.”
Edgar Allan Poe has often been considered the father of the psychological thriller. Two of his best examples are "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado." Both are excellent short stories that tell of murder, revenge, ...

The is a theatrical company that took a different road than those of traditional theaters. Lead by Julian Beck and Judith Malina, the smashed the barriers between art and politics. This far left-wing company was ready for a new theater, a theater that was out to change the state of things, ...

In 1839 the Academy of Science in Paris, France made an announcement that would change our view on the world and ourselves forever. An artist named Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre and a amateur french scientist had developed a process by which a permanent image could be printed on a silver plated ...

Revenge causes one to act blindly through anger, rather than through reason. It is based on the principle of an eye for an eye, but this principle is not always an intelligent theory to live by. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Young Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet were all looking to avenge the ...

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During the colonial period of early America, Virginia was the first to
introduce a representative assembly. This first glimpse of democracy
influenced the shape of America today. It eventually caused the colonies
to drift away from monarchial England, and to establish a democratic
government. ...

On November 2, 1938, a nationwide radio station broadcast a radio
show that was based on the best seller, War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells.
The play was performed by many people, namely Orsen Wells and John Houseman.
It was during a time when the radio was the primary source of
entertainment. ...

The Avant-Garde Movement in Jazz in the 1960's
The avant-garde movement in jazz in the 1960's was a period in music that was marked by several specific traits. The United States in the 60's was going through rapid changes socially, and having some major political changes also. In this paper, I ...

Medieval Society has had much of a affect on society today. For example, many movies
have been based off the Middle Ages and the society there. One of the greatest movies
that took place in the Middle Ages was . Mel Gibson, most likely best movie,
had a great affect on society today. It tought ...

is one of the greatest and most ingenious
men that history has produced. His contributions in the areas of art,
science, and humanity are still among the most important that a single
man has put forth, definitely making his a life worth knowing.
Da Vinci, born on April 15, 1452, is credited ...

In order for one to understand the Spanish-American War and the impact its aftermath had on the world, one must first take a look at the events that let to this war. In the 19th century the US was at the brink of new age brought upon by the Industrial Revolution. As the industry flourished, there ...

Many social changes that were addressed in the 1960s are still the
issues being confronted today. The '60s was a decade of social and
political upheaval caused by student and anti-war protest movements,
political assassinations, and ghetto riots. The decade began under the
shadow of the Cold War ...

In my report I will be discussing the . I will be looking at the from three different perspectives. These perspectives are the Boston colonists and Samuel Adams, Tom Hutchinson, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor in 1770, and Captain Preston and his troops. I will also hold some ...

It can be argued that the vanguard of development has always been reflected in the arts of a culture. It is the poets, the dreamers and artists who are the architects of the future; the ones who ‘build the world they want to live in, the ones who dream out loud’1. Music is an elaborate art form, ...

The once almost forgotten Hitler Jews are brought back to life by . The movie opens quietly with a pre-war Polish Jewish family lighting candles and saying prayers on Friday night. The family disappears, and eventually, the candles burn out.
The scene switches to a man carefully dressing, ...

The Guggenheim Museum in New York is home of one of the world's greatest collections of modern art. And fittingly, the building itself is a work of modern art.
Instead of the traditional rectangular building with various flat floors, architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the museum as a ...

For the first few years of Constitutional government, under the
leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly called
Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican
Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of government-- "
And according to ...

As you have learned, Greek drama evolved from the ritualistic
performances of a chorus at the Dionysian festivals. After the actor Thespis
stepped out of the chorus and began a dialogue with it, other characters soon
followed, and the chorus's role gradually diminished in size (from fifty ...